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This Blog may have a frivolous exterior, but it has a Pro-Autism Heart and Purpose

Here you'll find general musings on life in Italy; and a window into our final
chapter of living in the north of the
country before I move south with Umberto. There'll be glimpses into family
life, records of Umbi's creativity, and mine, and his life as a bi-lingual,
autistic, young Italian The future is thrilling, and a little daunting - and
we'll be encountering exciting challenges on the way.

I'm
absolutely ready for change, but I have no regrets about not "getting a
life" before this. I won't pretend
it's been easy being a single parent, removed from the support of the family
network I would have enjoyed if I'd remained in Norwich; but it has been a privilege to be at home and present
with my children while they have grown up, and I highly esteem the mature young
adults they've become. When Filippo left
for University in England in October 2015, I experienced a sense of space opening up. It
wasn't that his presence at home had burdened me. Rather, until then I'd lived his
upbringing as an extension of my creativity, and the space I felt was more
about the closing of a chapter on a job completed well.

I love the
idea that The Universe hates a void and, if it finds one, it will rush in to fill
it. I've seen this mechanism in action so often in my own life. This time, it's
sewing that has galloped in on a white charger to fill the space that
Filippo has left, and I'm so happy to welcome it back. Besides oddments for the children when they
were babies, I haven't sewn for twenty years and I'm loving the challenge and
the creativity.

Getting my head around setting up a blog has been another
element to fill the space. I tend to be very independent and a bit of a
perfectionist and I've found it incredibly difficult and frustrating being
unable to help myself with this, needing to rely on the goodwill of others
to offer help. But it's good to push personal boundaries, and I know it will be
worth it. I can't wait to have my blog up and running properly. It'll be fun
..... and (be warned) I'll be exposing you to some of the clothes I make too!!!

I believe
true success in life is measured by the (often painful) deeply enriching experiences
we've lived rather than the things we’ve acquired, whether they be material or
conceptual. This success is a state which brings the serenity to share and
include and to embrace change. Whenever I've dared to listen quietly to my
intuition as it's encouraged me to dream creatively, it has always guided me
well.

They say,
"You reap what you sow".

It’s today
that we can sow a good tomorrow for ourselves
and for everyone touched by our lives. Sx